USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Battelle Memorial Institute

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 917 granted patents across 242 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: Y02E (REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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917

Total patents granted

242

CPC technology areas

17.9

Avg claims per patent

+39%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Battelle holds 917 US patents across 242 technology areas, rank #483 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#483
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (65.8/100): 17.9
avg claims per patent: +39%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Battelle Memorial Institute has been granted 917 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Battelle Memorial Institute at rank #483 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 242 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in Y02E (REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION). As a US Corporation, Battelle Memorial Institute is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Battelle sits between ZEON Corporation (926 patents, rank #479) and NSK Ltd. (914 patents, rank #487) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 65.8/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 534 grants, compared with 383 in the 2015–2019 window, a +39% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Battelle Memorial Institute's 17.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Battelle Memorial Institute against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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924
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922
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914
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914
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914

What this shows Battelle holds 917 patents at rank #483, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Battelle

By rank, the assignees closest to #483 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in Y02E (Reduction OF Greenhouse GAS [GHG] Emissions)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Battelle's primary technology class.

Battelle's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

66 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Battelle Memorial Institute patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	65	7.1%
2016	78	8.5%
2017	58	6.3%
2018	81	8.8%
2019	101	11.0%
2020	101	11.0%
2021	84	9.2%
2022	85	9.3%
2023	97	10.6%
2024	96	10.5%
2025	71	7.7%

Which technologies does Battelle Memorial Institute patent most?

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 152

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 142

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 106

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 77

B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS 70

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 64

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 56

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 51

Y04S - SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS 51

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 50

C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C 50

B01D - SEPARATION 50

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 48

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 46

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 43

Top 15 of 242 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#483

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

65.8 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Battelle Memorial Institute hold?

Battelle Memorial Institute holds 917 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 242 technology areas.

What is Battelle Memorial Institute's Innovation Score?

Battelle Memorial Institute has an Innovation Score of 65.8 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Battelle Memorial Institute focus on?

Battelle Memorial Institute's top technology area is Y02E (REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION) with 152 patents. The company has filed patents in 242 CPC subclasses total.

Is Battelle Memorial Institute's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Battelle Memorial Institute's recent filing velocity is +39% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Battelle Memorial Institute's patents?

Battelle Memorial Institute's patents average 17.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Battelle Memorial Institute patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

Battelle's 917 grants land it in the top 1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Battelle ranks #483 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in Y02E - see who else leads that technology area. Y02E leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.